appeasement
- 英式英标[ə\'pizmənt]
- 美式音标[ə\'piːzm(ə)nt]
英文词源
- appeasement (n.)
- mid-15c., "pacification," from Middle French apeisement, Old French apaisement "appeasement, calming," noun of action from apaisier (see appease). First recorded 1919 in international political sense; not pejorative until failure of Chamberlain's policy toward Germany in 1939 (Methods of appeasement was Chamberlain's description of his policy).
实用例句
- 1. They have already been accused of appeasement by more militant organisations.
- 已有更多的好战组织谴责他们采取姑息态度。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Appeasement has come home to roost.
- 绥靖政策的恶果已经显现出来了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He denied there is a policy of appeasement.
- 他否认有绥靖政策存在。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Music is an appeasement to shattered nerves.
- 音乐可抚慰受重创的神经.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. There can be no appeasement with ruthlessness.
- 对残暴行为是不能姑息的.
来自演讲部分